Canon LabelStream 4000 installed in Italy for the first time

In order to meet increasingly tight deadlines, broaden its application offering and respond to the growing demand for small and medium-sized print runs, Forlì-based company Etica's, part of the Samorani Group, has installed the first Canon LabelStream 4000 digital label press in Italy and the first in the country in a hybrid configuration.

Based on its reliable UV inkjet technology, the Canon LabelStream can achieve an output speed of 1,845 m²/hr at a 410 mm print width and 75 m/min. In its hybrid configuration, the new press includes two additional flexo units, cold foiling and automated semi-rotary die cutting, in addition to the 5-colour (CMYK+W) digital print unit. Thanks to the configuration’s inline finishing and embellishment capabilities, Etica’s can further reduce its turnaround times while delivering exceptional quality output.

Expanding the offering with new applications was another decisive factor behind the investment. LabelStream is able to achieve a white ink opacity of up to 80% and is the first inkjet press to have been awarded the Fogra Process Standard Digital (PSD) Print Check specification based on the Fogra55 7-colour benchmark gamut as well as certification for “PANTONE^® Capable” by PANTONE LLC.

The Canon LabelStream 4000 will complement the converter’s existing range of analogue technologies, such as flexo presses, rotary offset, hot stamping, screen printing, and its comprehensive offering of finishing processes.